All this talk about “last stands” is Boston Glob propaganda and wishful thinking. Even in an article about his rise in the standings, they had to work it into the first sentence.
He is the only conservative in the race who has any chance at all of winning. As such, he will continue to gather delegates while the other candidates fight it out. There is no clear winner, and the three liberal leaders are all vulnerable.
It’s just too bad that the National Review and some of the other conservative gurus jumped on the wrong bandwagons, since the MSM certainly isn’t going to help Fred get his message out.